There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
STRIKER
striker
(noun) the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
hitter, striker
(noun) someone who hits; “a hard hitter”; “a fine striker of the ball”; “blacksmiths are good hitters”
striker
(noun) an employee on strike against an employer
striker
(noun) someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
striker
(noun) a forward on a soccer team
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Striker (plural Strikers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Striker is the 24431st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1025 individuals. Striker is most common among White (90.24%) individuals.
Anagrams
• skirret, skirter
Etymology
Noun
striker (plural strikers)
An individual who is on strike.
Synonym: turnout
Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer.
A piece used to push other pieces toward the pockets in the Asian game of carom.
(soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
(military, slang) An officer's servant or orderly.
(baseball, slang, 1800s) The batter.
(cricket) The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.
(obsolete) A harpoon.
(obsolete) A harpooner.
(obsolete) An inexperienced member of a ship's crew.
Synonym: green hand
(obsolete) A wencher; a lewd man.
(obsolete, politics) A blackmailer in politics.
(obsolete, politics) One whose political influence can be bought.
Synonyms
• (soccer position): attacker, centre forward, forward
• (lewd man): See promiscuous man
Anagrams
• skirret, skirter
Source: Wiktionary
Strik"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wieds the sledge.
2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner. Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish. Dampier.
3. A wencher; a lewd man. [Obs.] Massinger.
4. A workman who is on a strike.
5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought. [Political Cant]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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